Team Leader - 2nd shift Molding

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day – orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. The role reports to the Production Supervisor and is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey.

Your responsibilities

• Production Support: Must have the ability to operate all equipment within their work area and have a general knowledge of technical skills and processes to support the production floor
• Adhere to a set of behaviors exhibiting approachability, professionalism, patience and mutual respect
• Ensure equipment is operational and in safe working order. All SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) and JHA’s (Job Hazard Analysis) are present on equipment & adhered to
• Confirm quality inspections and first piece inspections
• Ensure parts, tools and materials are all available for associates at the start of shift
• Assist in set ups and changeovers when necessary
• Issue requests for maintenance using EAM system. Follow up on downed equipment and communicate accordingly to Supervisor
• Collect data to complete necessary production reports at the close of each shift
• Conduct a complete hand off to the next shift team leads informing them on inventory, machine issues and any other pertinent information to the present shift
• Team Support: Train and motivate new team members, cross train and motivate existing team members
• Support team as a figure to answer and/or solve problems and/or issues pertaining to production
• Know team members well enough to identify individual skill sets for strategic placement
• Cover absenteeism on critical equipment/buildouts if necessary, relieve associates for breaks
• Initiate and suggest continuous improvement projects surrounding production area

Your background

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 to 7 years of molding experience preferred
• Excellent problem analysis/solving skills
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment and procedures
• Well organized, operates with a sense of urgency to support production
• Solid communication skills (verbal and written)
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

More about us

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